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[*] posted on 6-5-2008 at 11:10 PM


I've driven a lot in Baja with my kids -- every summer for the past three years. They started out 2 and 4 , then 3 and 5, 4 and 6. This summer they are 5 and 7 but we are flying as we left a car in Loreto.

Some of those pics that Juan del Rio posted of the beach in SJ, I can see both my wife and my car. My kids were probably having the time of their life somewhere off camera.

What I would say is that I agree with the posters who say that it is far, far safer than the media or the State Department would suggest. It is still more dangerous than the U.S. and everyone needs to make that call for themselves.

As to the suitability for the kids, that depends on the parents and the kids. We did three straight days of 10 hours driving a day two summers ago -- and we don't believe in electronics in the car other than what's in the dashboard. The kids were cooked by the end of it, but we have friends who can't go 2 hours driving. Those are the friends I advise not to go to Baja. Things will go wrong, and usually it isn't all that bad -- but family travel is about everyone having a good time and one very unhappy camper can turn a road trip in Baja hellish.
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[*] posted on 6-6-2008 at 01:13 AM


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What I would say is that I agree with the posters who say that it is far, far safer than the media or the State Department would suggest. It is still more dangerous than the U.S. and everyone needs to make that call for themselves.



I still feel safe here in Tijuana, but when visiting an ATM machine after dark in downtown Tijuana, I had a "run-in" with two thieves. It would have been best to have visited an OXXO store during daylight because these thieves operate after dark, and attempted to prey on lone bank customers like myself. Nothing was stolen, but I was prepared and ready for a fight. Both guys were quite a bit smaller than me, but I came to party and not get into fights. Asi puede ser la vida Tijuanese.. :(




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